. there are three federal urban search and rescue task forces. so, you know, it's nice to see the federal government is working hand in hand with governor christie, and all of the county and local officials. >> all right. senator menendez, thank you so much for taking the time. good luck. obviously it looks like a personal story for the 60 million people in this country who have been affected by this storm. let's get to jason carroll who is out on long island. i know, jason, you've been watching the storm come where you were, it was pretty incredible. what is it like for you at this moment? >> well, right now -- >> and yes, it appears we just did lose jason's shot. we'll try to get that back up in the next couple of minutes. i don't know if you've been watching cnn, it's touch-and-go. sometimes when the weather's really bad, we drop the shot. jason, are you there? >> yes, i'm with you now. can you hear me now? >> yeah, i got you. go ahead. >> are you guys with me? >> yes. >> terrific. i just wanted to bring you up to speed what happened. as we were talking about the flooded montauk, you can't see it